Terracotta pots aren’t just for planting in! I use for decorating, to put gifts in (lip balm, garden soap, hand balm) scattering around the garden for decorating, and creating some great Terracotta crafts. Anytime I’m out junking, I look for Terracotta pots and I have amassed quite a few of them. While at a local…
Christmas in July
I saw an old license plate in my storage building, and in the 98 degree in the shade weather, I immediately thought of Christmas. It was a 1966 Michigan License plate that stated “water winter wonderland”. I decided to use a wooden tool tote to make a Christmas themed box. I bought this Waverly chalk…
Repurposed Thrift Store Cabinet
My INTENTION was to clean out, and throw out. I had a goal of taking two boxes of junk a week to our local thrift store, a charity for a local children’s home. The first week, I cleaned out clothes, and dropped off my boxes without a glitch. The second week didn’t go as well. I did…
DIY Herb Plant Markers
I have a small herb garden at the side of my patio, and have plans to add a few new herbs this year. I was also thinking about placing a new herb sign in the garden, and wanted to create one myself. I began looking through some junk that I had lying around the house. I found…
Teacup Winter Wonderland
I admit it. I am a magazine hoarder. I have them stacked in piles, and lined up on the bookshelf. I have great ambitions to tear out the pages of the things I think I will make, plant, or cook. I’ve picked up a few vintage teacups on my trips to the thrift store, so…